John Belushi

Just as John Belushi was really heating up the world of comedy with his larger-than-life characterizations on “Saturday Night Live,” and in hilarious movies like “Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers,” his cocaine problem killed him at the age of 33.I found some more information here a>.

Countless tales of celebrities breaking the law and escaping significant legal recourse flood the tabloids. Too often, celebrities are caught in possession of drugs or driving while under the influence. Sympathetic frequently judges hand down mild sentences, even in the event of second and third offenses.

Community service is often the punishment for the original offense or failure to abide by the specific regulations of probation. In a roundabout way, community service often bolsters a celebrity’s image. The public is fast to forget a celebrity got behind the wheel after drinking upon becoming privy to photographs depicting said celeb reading to underprivileged children or manning a food station at a soup kitchen.

Social status does not lessen the severity of a crime. Upon reviewing many sentences handed down in Hollywood, one may suspect California makes an unspoken exception to the rule.

Wonder Woman: This is the original prototype for all tough chicks. There have been several attempts to bring the Amazonian Princess to the screen before, but each time the project has crumbled before it got off the ground. Wonder Woman is as much of a DC Comics icon as Batman and Superman. She deserves some time in the limelight.

Powers: Any story featuring a cop taking down super-powered people gaining super powers himself is a story worth committing to film. Few comic books have ever tread into Academy Award territory, but this is a complex enough tale to pull such a feat.

Ronin: Another brilliant creation from Frank Miller. A 17th Century samurai has both his mind and soul transported to the distant future to fight the mother of all demons. You know after seeing “300″ and “Sin City” translate to the big screen that this tale would feature some mind-blowing scenes.

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton was the first reality show participant to parlay her momentary fame into an annoying uber-brand. After an album, movie roles, jail, lawsuits, drug busts, and sex tapes, the public grew snarky, then got irked by her constant over-exposure. Now many people are asking, “Paris who?”

Kim Kardashian

Will people still be as interested in Kim Kardashian when she’s a married forty year old with a designer baby or two? After all, Kim and her sisters are famous for being young, rich and beautiful. That will get you in front of the public eye, but it won’t keep you there as youth fades.

The Cast of “Jersey Shore”

Snooki, The Situation and the rest of their Jersey Shore castmates still retain the “most obnoxious” banner in reality TV, despite the best efforts of of various Real Housewives. While the NJ quasi-celebs initial fame has quelled, orange-hued Snooki and her roomies are set to invade Italy for the show’s fourth season. Like the Kardashians, the Jersey Shore cast members don’t have much to offer the entertainment world. Once the drunken antics end for this bunch, they may have to hit the unemployment line.

However, it appears as if viewer interest waned in this year’s awards season, as the “king” of all award shows, The Academy Awards, attracted 37.9 million viewers, 9 percent less than last year’s show. The blog Alt Film Guide,http://www.altfg.com/blog/ noted that dips in the number of viewers was even larger for less popular awards shows like The People’ s Choice Awards.

Among viewers who did turn in to watch the big awards shows, disinterest, disgust, and displeasure seemed to be common criticisms. Viewers and critics widely voiced unease at this year’s Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais, whose barbed insults at the audience members seemed more vicious than in good fun.

Much animosity was also hurled at this year’s Oscar co-host James Franco, who was generally considered to be one of the less impressive recent Oscar hosts. Respected film critic Roger Ebert used his Twitter account to make several less-than-flattering jokes and comments about Franco’s flat performance. This sentiment was mirrored by publications like Entertainment Weekly, which also criticized the show for being boring and unexciting in general.

1. Peter Billingsley (A Christmas Story) No matter how old you are, you’ve probably seen this 1983, holiday favorite about a dysfunctional, blue-collar, American family. It’s hard to miss when TBS plays it for 24 hours straight over Christmas. But, you’ve also probably not seen Billingsley in anything since. This may be one of the most popular Christmas movies ever made, but it was the first and last hit for this child star.
2. Thomas Wilson (Back to the Future): Technically, you could categorize Wilson as a 3-hit wonder since he played the role of Biff Tannen in all 3 of these movies, which became one of the most memorable trilogies of the decade. His resume may include a page full of other roles, but most of them we’ve never even heard of.
3. Don Johnson (Miami Vice): The 80s crime drama made this star one of the biggest names of the day. Though he went on to play in another series in the same genre, Nash Bridges, Johnson has little more to show other than that one major series.
4. Cheryl Ladd: Filling some of the biggest shoes in Hollywood, Ladd replaced Farrah Fawcett as Kris Munroe in the popular 70s hit Charlie’s Angels. Though fame and stardom surrounded her for a few years, little more has been made out of her career since.
5. Anson Williams (Happy Days): The long-running American sitcom on which he played the awkward, somewhat nerdy member of the group, earned him a big name during the 70s and 80s. Unfortunately, not much else followed for the star, whose name doesn’t even register with most people without mentioning his Happy Days character.

1. Tina Fey: Not only is she funny in a real-life way, she comes across as an average person. She’s both attractive yet realistic, without the flawless beauty of many Hollywood females that most of us find intimidating.
2. Matt Damon: Though you probably can’t relate to the insanely talented and dangerous Jason Bourne, his real-life counterpart has a simple, friendly smile that makes you want to get to know him. Even though he’s going on 40, there’s an innocent boyishness look about him that could be one of the reasons he’s Hollywood’s favorite leading men.
3. Mark Ruffalo: Despite the fact that he’s played a number of different roles recently, many of us remember his roles in movies such as Rumor Has it, Just like Heaven, and 13 Going on 30 as the sweet innocent boyfriend who gets his heart broken–and that’s something we can all relate to. Like Damon, he has an approachable look about him as well that just makes you want to be his friend.
4. Seth Rogen: A drink at a bar with this comedian would probably be quite the abs workout. Rogen was the co-writer for Superbad, a teenage comedy that in many ways is extremely accurate in the way it portrays the minds of highschoolers, suggesting Rogen understands us average folk. The curly hair, glasses and hilarious performances earn him a spot on our list.
5. Jennifer Garner: This 38-year-old star can be both unbelievably stunning and incredibly average looking depending on the day. With the exception of more intimidating roles such as in Alias, Garner often plays a sweet, innocent girl looking for love, making her a likable character. Unlike many Hollywood stars she doesn’t put off that air of superiority and seems like a genuinely friendly woman.